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QUICK OVERVIEW
For 60 years, Cal State East Bay has served the Bay Area as part of the California State University system, providing access to higher education for a diverse student body and advancing regional engagement through its academic programs and leadership.
MISSION STATEMENT
Cal State East Bay welcomes and supports a diverse student body with academically rich, culturally relevant learning experiences which prepare students to apply their education to meaningful lifework, and to be socially responsible contributors to society. Through its educational programs and activities, the university strives to meet the educational needs and to contribute to the vitality of the East Bay, the state, the nation, and global communities.
MOTTO
Per Aspera Ad Astra — Through Adversity to the Stars
CAMPUSES
Hayward — undergraduate and graduate programs
Concord — select undergraduate and credential programs
Oakland — professional degrees and continuing education
Online — select undergraduate and graduate programs
PRESIDENT
Dr. Leroy M. Morishita
COLLEGES
College of Business and Economics
College of Education and Allied Studies
College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
College of Science
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration, Master of Science, Master of Social Work, Doctorate in Education
50 bachelor’s degrees, 61 minors, 31 master’s degrees, 32 credentials and certificates, 1 doctoral degree
DEGREES CONFERRED, 2016-2017
Bachelor's 3,529
Master's 1,166
Doctorate 9
Total 4,704
MOST POPULAR UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
Business Administration, Health Sciences, Psychology, Pre-Nursing Program, Kinesiology/Physical Education, Criminal Justice, Biology, Sociology, Human Development, Computer Science, Pre-Nursing
MOST POPULAR POST-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
Business Administration, Computer Science, Health Care Management/Administration, Public Administration, Business Analytics, Social Work, Communicative Disorders, Statistics, Counseling and Guidance, Education
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Offers more than 40 high-quality continuing education degree and certificate programs for working professionals — many taking place in the evening, on weekends, or online. Programs are taught by instructors with industry experience and academic accolades. See Continuing Education.
ONLINE CAMPUS
Cal State East Bay is known as an early adopter, innovator, and leader of quality online education among CSU campuses. In fall 2017, nearly 20 percent of instruction was delivered through online or hybrid courses, and more than 15 percent of instruction is being offered completely online. In addition, 10 percent of students are taking courses exclusively online, and 55 percent of undergraduate students and 36 percent of graduate students are taking at least one online or hybrid course.
Company History
UNIVERSITY HISTORY
Cal State East Bay has come a long way in the last 60 years — it’s had five presidents, gone by five different names and produced thousands of graduates who have entered the region’s workforce.
The university was originally named the State College for Alameda County when it was officially established by the California State Assembly in 1957. The first academic year began in 1959 at Sunset High School in Cherryland with 25 faculty and 293 students. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the current Hayward Campus were held in February 1961 and the college moved to its permanent location in Fall 1963.
A pioneering spirit pervaded campus in the idealistic months before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963, born of identification with Kennedy’s New Frontier programs. Hence the student body chose to call themselves Pioneers, and the first Pioneer mascot was an astronaut from NASA's Pioneer Space Program.
The campus expansions of the 1960s came to fruition in the early 1970s with several new buildings opening, including the Library and Administration buildings, the University Theatre and Robinson Hall in 1971, and the Student Health Center in 1973. Pioneer Heights, the first university-owned student housing on campus, opened its doors in 1987. Accommodating 400 students, Pioneer Heights would challenge the reputation of our university as a "commuter school" and provide a new nucleus of student life on campus.
The university expanded its reach to Contra Costa County in 1992, opening a satellite campus in Concord.
The university changed its name to California State University, East Bay in 2005 to reflect its new regional positioning. The university’s three campuses — named the Hayward campus, the Concord campus and the Oakland Center — reinforced the regional influence of the university.
In the mid-2000’s, new construction blossomed on the Hayward campus for the first time since the late 1960s and early 1970s. Due to seismic vulnerability, Warren Hall, which had been the university’s signature building for decades, was demolished August 17, 2013.
As the university continues to grow, it is known in particular for its diversity. From 2015-2017, The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Almanac designated the Cal State East Bay student body as the most diverse in the mainland United States.
* Information on the university’s history was provided from the library’s 60th Anniversary exhibit
NAME HISTORY
The university has had five official names since it was chartered in 1957:
- The State College for Alameda County — 1957–60
- Alameda County State College — 1960–63
- California State College at Hayward — 1963–72
- California State University, Hayward — 1972–2005
- California State University, East Bay — 2005–present
These changes reflected the university’s growth and evolution as part of the California State University system. The state legislature established the university in 1957, and its doors were first opened to 300 students in 1959 as the State College for Alameda County, informally referred to as Alameda State College. The name was officially changed two years later to Alameda County State College. The college moved to its current Hayward location in 1963 and was dedicated by Governor Edmund Brown on May 2, 1964 as California State College at Hayward. In 1972, the name of the state college system was changed and the campus became California State University, Hayward. On January 26, 2005, the Board of Trustees of the California State University changed the institution’s name to its current designation, California State University, East Bay to better reflect the university’s regional service to Alameda and Contra Costa counties.